Hate: feel intense or passionate dislike for (someone).
Kick in the ribs.
He never thought it would come to this. Yes, he was bullied. Yes, he was verbally abused daily. Yet, he thought that it was just ignorance. Fear of what you don't know or understand.
Fist to the gut.
He was five the first time someone called him fag. His mom cried and his dad turned red. He was nine when he realized what it really meant.
Punch to the temple.
He was 16 when he was hospitalized for the first time. Hate-crime the news reported. Prank gone wrong was the unofficial police report. Ignored by the school board.
He cried red tears.
He was 17 when his father moved them to Boston. "I'm sorry I didn't see how bad it was son, you mean everything to me. We should have left that place a long time ago."
His first boyfriend was blond.